#unity debacle

[kosah-hedron]

I heard from a friend who i trust with this information that Unity is basically taking the decision back 90%. Since I heard about it though, I redownloaded a bunch of Unity games and realized just HOW MANY are unity. Like, just to name a few favorites, Slime Rancher, A Short Hike, Bugsnax, and Spiritfarer. And I mentioned Subnautica in my last post about this. I LOVE these games and I hope Unity's image never recovers.

Edit: HOLLOW KNIGHT TOO

Edit 2: asked for a source, so found this one on the official unity blog

[concernedfriend]

Just want to say in light of this whole Unity thing, when my mom mentioned that they were changing the engine that Nancy Drew games were developed in and I heard it was Unity,,, I said they would regret it. Never got good vibes from Unity

[valiancenodel]

It seems that the CEO of Unity had sold thousand of actions just before announcing the new fee...

How isn't this guy in jail yet?

[soggydotcat]

The thing that makes me feel the most ill about Unitys cash grab fuckery is that with this going into effect retroactively the affected games are going to be VERY hard to archive without making the problem worse. Combine that with planned obsolescence making devices the games are already installed on not last as long as they should... it's all just really fucking grim

[glugglestar]

when a company offers a "compromise", look at it like that's what they were implementing in the first place.

chances are, the company is trojan horsing its userbase - giving them a shit deal and then presenting them with a better one when the backlash starts to come in. The deal will be better, but NOT good. do not fall for this tactic

[ironmyrmidon]

I was actually considering learning Unity recently, lol. Now I am open to suggestions about what other game engine I should use to make* a turn-based rpg.

*no guarantees

[silver-eater]

Based on what I've seen so far of the events regarding unity, here's what I think will happen

(I am not a reliable source, I'm just some guy who likes to hear myself talk. I probably have no idea what I'm talking about.)

The CEO and other people behind this will get off Scott free, this is all part of an insider trading scheme, which is perfectly legal like most rich people activities so long as the government gets a cut.

As for unity itself, the damage done to it will be severe. If it goes under completely, many games will cease to function or be developed, possibly for good. But I expect them to be preserved/repaired in some capacity by media archivists(pirates)

If it survives for a bit, big companies like Nintendo and Sony will probably force it to remove the royalty fee, though people will scramble to port their games to Godot and the like and no one will ever use unity again, so it will go under from lack of customer base, maybe be kept on life support for games that can't be ported.

[kosah-hedron]

Just heard about the Unity situation recently. If you don't know, look it up or go to the #unity tag and read someone else's message.

As a huge Subnautica and Bloons TD 6 fan, and video game fan in general, I hate this. Companies es are so crazy sometimes. This is just like flash, and so many great games will probably be gone forever. Doing my part to spread the word and hopefully get people to quit Unity. I know it's more complex than that but good luck!